#ernst stötzner

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frantz, françois ozon 2016

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Ein Fest fürs Leben

Ein Fest fürs Leben (2023) #ChristophMariaHerbst #RainerBock #MarcHosemann #PitBukowski #JasminShakeri Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 (Oktober) Genre: Comedy Regie: Richard Huber Hauptrollen: Christoph Maria Herbst, Rainer Bock, Marc Hosemann, Pit Bukowski, Jasmin Shakeri, Ernst Stötzner, Anne Schäfer, Jörg Schüttauf, Johannes Allmayer, Charlotte Schwab, Ulrich Brandhoff … Filmbeschreibung: Mittelpunkt ist eine Hochzeitsfeier in einer exklusiven Location mit genauso exklusiven Gästen mit noch exklusiveren…

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5000-Year-Old Tablets Can Now Be Decoded By Artificial Intelligence, New Research Reveals

— M.J. Banias | November 27, 2023

A team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Mainz University of Applied Sciences has unveiled an AI system capable of deciphering ancient cuneiform texts. This novel technology, leveraging 3D models, represents a significant advancement in understanding one of humanity’s earliest forms of writing.

Published in The Eurographics Association Journal, the researchers’ study focused on a set of cuneiform tablets from the Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection. These tablets primarily originate from ancient Mesopotamia, a historical region in present-day Iraq. Often referred to as the cradle of civilization, this area is where some of the earliest human societies developed. These tablets, in particular, are inscribed with a series of symbols, signs, and wedges that form the languages of the region, such as Sumerian, Assyrian, and Akkadian.

Many are over 5,000 years old and offer a glimpse into ancient civilizations, covering a wide range of topics from everyday life to legal matters.

“Everything can be found on them: from shopping lists to court rulings,” said Hubert Mara, one of the study’s authors. “The tablets provide a glimpse into mankind’s past several millennia ago. However, they are heavily weathered and thus difficult to decipher even for trained eyes.”

The team turned to AI for help.

Using a novel AI process to decode ancient cuneiform tablets, they leveraged a sophisticated AI model based on the Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (R-CNN) architecture, a specialized system designed for object recognition. The study utilized a unique dataset consisting of 3D models of 1,977 cuneiform tablets, with detailed annotations of 21,000 cuneiform signs and 4,700 wedges.

The AI’s methodology entailed a two-part pipeline: initially, a sign detector, built on a RepPoints model with a ResNet18 backbone, identified cuneiform characters on the tablets. In simple terms, the RepPoints model combs through the ResNet18 collection of images connected to the Mesopotamian languages and then combines the patterns to ‘see’ the text. This step was crucial for locating the signs accurately. Subsequently, the wedge detector, using Point R-CNN with advanced features like Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) and RoI Align, classified and predicted the wedges’ positions, which forms the basis of the cuneiform script’s fundamental elements, allowing the AI, in effect, to ‘read.’

These tools take the 3D scans of the tablets and sift through the multitude of measurements of things like the impression depth made by the stylus into the clay or the distance between the symbols and wedges. This nuanced approach enabled the AI to overcome the challenges posed by traditional 2D photographs, such as inconsistent lighting and color distractions, thus providing a more accurate analysis of the ancient texts.

Traditional research on ancient texts uses optical character recognition software (OCR), which converts scanned images or 2D photographs of the writing into machine-readable text.

“OCR usually works with photographs or scans. This is no problem for ink on paper or parchment. In the case of cuneiform tablets, however, things are more difficult because the light and the viewing angle greatly influence how well certain characters can be identified,” said co-author Ernst Stötzner.

Ancient scrolls, parchment, and old books are easy- they are a 2D medium translated into another 2D medium. Cuneiform tablets, however, are 3D, and all that depth impacts interpretation.

To address this, the research team put their AI system through an extensive training regimen, utilizing three-dimensional scans and supplemental data. A substantial portion of this data was contributed by the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, which is currently leading a significant project focused on creating 3D models of these ancient clay tablets. This enabled the AI to achieve remarkable success in accurately identifying the symbols inscribed on the tablets.

This technology not only democratizes access to these ancient records but also opens up new avenues for research, allowing for broader analysis and interpretation of historical texts. Future enhancements could extend its application to other three-dimensional scripts, such as weathered inscriptions found in cemeteries.

— MJ Banias is a journalist and podcaster who covers security and technology. He is the host of The Debrief Weekly Report and Cloak & Dagger | An OSINT Podcast.

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23-August 散財記録

03(thu) ・Neneh Cherry & The Thing / The Cherry Thing Remixes (2012, used LP) ・Small Circle of Friends Presents STUDIO75 / HAND (2005, used LP) ・エマーソン北村 / Green Dolphin Street/Polka Dots & Moonbeams (2003, used 7inch) ・Hu Vibrational / Boonghee Music 1 (2002, used 12inch) ・Bert Jansch / Avocet (1978, used LP) ・Robert Wyatt / Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975, used LP) ・Lol Coxhill, Pierre Courbois & Jasper Van't Hof / Toverbal Sweet (1972, LP) 04(fri) ・cacoy / mural of music ep (2003, used 12inch) ・OORUTAICHI / OY (2003, used 12inch) ・Likwid Continual Space Motion Ope-Ra / Space Is the Place (2003, used 12inch) 05(sat) ・Diggs Duke / The Upper Hand & Other Grand Illusions (2014, used 12inch) ・Emery, Schmidt & McCann / Backwoods Jazz (1980, used LP) 06(sun) ・Gil Melle Quartet / Melle Plays Primitive Modern (1956, used LP) 09(wed) ・荒井優作 / ? (2023, CD-R) 10(thu) ・Wilma Vritra / Grotto (2022, LP) ・DJ ACID A MANNER / XPERIENCE TRAXXX (2022, used 12inch) ・Shofar / Right Before It Started (2021, used LP+8inch) ・Hannah Peel / Awake But Always Dreaming (2016, used LP) ・Morgan Fisher / Water Music (1985, LP) ・Heiner Goebbels & Alfred Harth mit Dagmar Krause & Ernst Stötzner / Bertolt Brecht: Zeit Wird Knapp (1981, used LP) 11(fri) ・Model Home / Saturn in the Basement (2022, used LP) ・King Klavé / King Klavé (2022, used LP) ・LABCRY / I Bring You Down to Underground (2001, used LP) ・dj klock / human ep (2004, used 10inch) ・Ora / Morgendämmerung (2004, used 10inch) ・Doctor Nerve / Armed Observation (1987, used LP) 17(thu) ・Odeko / Rose Tinted Vision Implant (2018, used 2LP) ・Javiera González / Meet Me Twice (2015, used 12inch) ・Nisennenmondai / Shackleton Remixes (2015, used 12inch) ・Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus / Barlande (2011, used LP) ・The Dylan Group / Ur-klang Search (2000, used 2LP) 18(fri) ・Tetuzi Akiyama / Don't Forget to Boogie! (2003, LP) 20(sun) ・手ノ内嫁蔵 / 君と踊りたい (2015, used 7inch) ・Zé Eduardo Unit / Unities (1988, used LP) ・The Global Infantilists / The Global Infantilists (1982, used LP) ・The Vonnair Sisters / Goodbye to Toyland/I Don't Wanna Play in Your Yard (1961, used 7inch) 21(mon) ・荒川淳 / Breath of the Rappa (2023, cassette) 22(tue) ・見汐麻衣 with Goodfellas / August mood/さようなら、さよなら　If you say so, good bye (2019, used 7inch) ・想い出波止場 / 水中JOE (1992, used LP) ・Some Kind of Wonderful (Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1987, used LP) ・Art Lande, Paul McCandless, David Samuels / Skylight (1981, used LP) 23(wed) ・Snow Palms / Intervals (2012, used LP) ・Jukes / A Thousand Dreamers (2004, used LP) ・The Pastels / The Hits Hurt (1997, used 7inch) 24(thu) ・山二つ / テレビ (2023, CD) 25(fri) ・Bastien Keb / The Killing of Eugene Peeps (2020, used LP) ・Wisut Ponnimit / everybody everything soundtrack (2011, used LP) ・Superchunk / Hello Hawk (1999, used 7inch) 27(sun) ・Pan / Color Smells Sweet (2023, CD) ・Minta & The Brook Trout / Demolition Derby (2021, used LP) ・Hauschka / What If (2017, used LP) ・B.Fleischmann /I'm Not Ready for the Grave Yet (2012, used LP) ・Why Wait / The Amalgam EP (2006, used 10inch) ・The New Blockaders / Live at Anti-Fest (1999, used LP) ・Orchestr Gustava Broma / Orchestr Gustava Broma (Jazzový Koncert) (1968, used LP) ・The Godz / Contact High with the Godz (1966, used LP) 31(thu) ・386 DX / Biggest Smash Hits (2021, used LP) ・Charles Hayward / Smell of Metal (2014, used 2x12inch) ・Matt MV Valentine / Glorious Group Therapy (2003, used LP) ・Jean-Jacques Perrey & David Chazam / Eclektronics (1998, used LP) ・The Residents / Stranger Than Supper (1990, used LP) ・The Residents / The Third Reich 'N' Roll (1976, used LP)

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ADVENT CALENDAR 2020✨FAVOURITE SCENES 18/24 Babylon Berlin S1E7 (2018): Gereon’s flashback from the battlefield

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Das Leben in Deutschland nach dem großen Krieg ist trist und grau und Anna vermisst ihren Verlobten Frantz, der gefallen ist. Der sensible, junge Franzose, der kommt und ihm Blumen aufs Grab legt, bringt ihr und Frantz’ Eltern ein wenig Hoffnung. Hoffnung ist wichtig, selbst wenn sie enttäuscht wird, da wird es manchmal sogar farbig. Das ist schlicht und gut.

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Die Kommenden Tage [The Coming Days] (Lars Kraume - 2010)

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isi&ossi

Uf call me dumb ama bu filmi çok sevdim. Çok samimi ya allah kahretsin. Belli bir noktada filmdeki dede o kadar çok küfür ediyordu ki acaba bu almanya da recep ivedik gibi bir film de bana yabancı dil diye mi kötü gelmiyor dedim. Ama sonra düşündüm, dizilerde filmlerde küfürü absürd kullanan bi biz varızıdır. Onlarda formal.

Her neyse konusuna geçelim; aslında zengin kız fakir oğlan klişesi gibi başlıyor fakat karakterlerin çok mütevazi olması çok hoşuma gitti.

Filmde her karakter başka bir şeyi temsil ediyor. Başroldeki kızı Dark’dan tanıyoruz. Bu filmi aylar önce görmüştüm fakat kızı Martha olarak görüyordum ama bu filmde tamamen yepyeni bir karakter, onu hiç dark da ki martha olarak görmedim. Şanslı ki rol ona yapışmadı.

Başrol erkek Ossi... Ah Ossi ah... Başta saçlarını kıyafetini filan kötü yapmışlar ne kadar çekici olduğunu anlamak güçtü fakat film ilerledikçe onun mütevaziliğine aşık oldum ne yapayım!?

Gerçekten kimyası çok iyi tutmuş bir çift. Bunun dışında 14 senedir hapiste olup, çıkınca bulduğu dünyayı ve Almanyayı beğenmeyen ırkçı, cinsiyetçi ve yaşlı dedemiz var. Bu dede sayesinde 14 sene gibi bir dönemde Almanyada ne kadar değişiklik olduğuna dikkat çekmişler. 

Her zaman olduğu gibi sosyal mesajlar var fakat Netflix Almanya bunu gözümüze parmakla sokmadan olması gerektiği gibi yapıyor asla rahatsız hissetmedim gayet yerindeydi.

Her iki karakterinde karşısındakinin eksikliklerine değil artılarına bakması güzeldi. Klasik bir romantik komedi değil, yeni nesil bir romantik komedi. Cidden içimi ısıttı sanki ben de aşık oldum onlarla. Ve bence bir film bunu yapabiliyorsa olmuştur. Karakterlerin içlerinden geldiği gibi küfür etmelerini de çok sevdim çünkü ben de öyleyim. Belki kızlara yakışmıyor diyorlar ama içimden geliyorsa bağıra bağıra küfrederim. 

En son olarak da şunu ekleyeyim cast güzeldi. Çünkü sahte birisi yoktu. Karakterler mükemmel değildi manken değildi. Kendilerine has güzellikleri olan ve gerçek insanlardı. 2020 de bunu bulmak zor. Artık herkes birbirine benziyor :/ Böyle gerçek yüzler görmek güzel. Belki de daha çok Avrupa yapımlarına yönelmeli...

Film dolu doluydu ve boş sahne yoktu, aksine müziği ve 1-2 ayrıntısı ile, başı ile sonunu bağlayan başarılı ve akıcı bir yapımdı.

İyi seyirler fellas! 10/10

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Bizler, oğullarını elleriyle ölüme gönderen, başkalarının oğullarının ölümlerine ise kadeh kaldıran babalarız. Oğullarımızın ölümünden bizler sorumluyuz

Frantz

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german tv / films of 2017: new shows (4/6) → babylon berlin

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Contra

Contra    [trailer]

A university professor's ignorance is exposed when he must prepare a student for a debate.

Movie takes the topic seriously, despite the clichés and the familiar story template. The execution is very well done, with sharp dialogue and two very good leads. A pleasant surprise.

The way the score at times used the piano to force emotions bugged me a little. I laughed at the Heidi Klum joke and the potato party.

Side note, always difficult to predict how it would turn out when speaking a foreign language. But I tend to think if Christoph Maria Herbst wanted to he could be an international movie star.

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# 214 - Frantz (François Ozon, 2016)

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Cenas do filme // Stills of FRANTZ.

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Frantz - Trailer

Starring Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, & Ernst Stötzner

In theaters May 12, 2017 (UK)

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MOVIE REVIEW: Frantz

German and French language film set in Germany in 1921.  A few years after the first World War a young French man travels to Germany to pay his respects to the grave of Frantz, a man he claims he knew as a friend in Paris before the war.  The Fiancee of Frantz, Anna, becomes infatuated with the young French man, and his love for his friend.  She lives with Franz’s parents and cannot move on with…